September 17, 2013 AT 12:29 pm

Frog Fails to Hitch a Ride to the Moon

…you can’t blame him (or her) for trying, but from the looks of this photo, this frog didn’t make it too far. When NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) was launched on September 7th, this photo caught this amphibian hitch-hiker mid-air. According to official government reports, “the condition of the frog…is uncertain.” via colossal.

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